Euphoria Dobbs '23 is a psychology major who recently served as an intern for Inkululeko. Euphoria's work was supported by the Carl Dennis Ignite Award, which allows students to avail themselves of professional experiences that might not otherwise be possible financially. The undergraduate reflected upon what the experience was like with Le Moyne's Office of Communications.
Office of Communications (OC): Please start off by sharing a little bit about your internship site, for example, what the organization does, what happens there?
Euphoria Dobbs (ED): [I worked with] with Inkululeko, a company based in Makhanda, South Africa, that helps children get through middle/high school and on to college or into the workforce. I worked as a remote tutor and [created] various lessons on geography, health, psychology and more. I also assisted in editing important documents to our donors since Inkululeko is a nonprofit organization. On Fridays, everyone from various different worksites came together at MercyWorks/SYNERGY [the organization that paired me with Inkululeko] to do professional development workshops and mingle with other interns.
OC: What were your primary responsibilities in your internship, or what was a typical day like for you?
ED: A typical day was waking up at 8:30 a.m. and working on my next lesson. I usually prerecorded them because in South Africa they have various power outages and cannot attend live sessions as often. After the lesson was ready, I would send it to my supervisor and wait for the next one. We would also have group meetings on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to make sure everyone had a project to do and could be supported.
OC: How would you complete this sentence, The best part of my internship was ...
ED: … meeting the learners on the last day during the live session. Their smiling faces were great and I did a lesson for them on gender identity that they really found interesting. I also loved seeing everyone on Fridays at MercyWorks because I made some great friends.
OC: How did you change or grow over the course of your internship?
ED: I feel like my heart grew 10 times bigger, which is why I decided to volunteer as a mentor and tutor for Inkukleluko! I really want to spread my knowledge because everyone should have access to education.
OC: What are your professional plans for the future?
ED: I plan on going to graduate school somewhere in New York state to become a clinical psychologist for young people.
OC: How would you complete this sentence, I hope to use my Le Moyne education to make the world ...
ED: … amazing.
Above: Euphoria Dobbs '23 talks with a colleague from MercyWorks/SYNERGY.
This is part of a series of question-and-answer sessions with Le Moyne students who recently completed meaningful, transformative work as interns for a range of businesses, government entities and nonprofit organizations. For more information on finding an internship opportunity at Le Moyne, visit the Office of Career Advising and Development.